I wanted to write something about the great progress being carried on linux as OS of choice for a professional Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) since a long time. With the inclusion of the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) into the 2.6 kernels, time has come to extend my experiences to all of you.

Instead of seeing the huge progress being made and grasping why this made change the future of Digital Audio, you are always spitting in the air hoping the wind may not reverse its course.

God forbid that you have to humble yourself one day and use Linux because it has surpassed proprietary OSes in some way that appeals to you and god forbid that we give some credit to the developers who are giving us these incredible tools for all to enjoy.